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The market of Saudi Arabia is known as one of the biggest
markets in the consumption of children requirements in the
region. According to market studies, the sales volume of the
toys market exceeds half a billion dollars per annum in the
Kingdom. While, the percentage of sales of children's
clothing increased by 20 % of the total sales of clothing
during 2006, this percentage is expected to grow and
increase during 2007.

The Characteristics
The nature of the population of Saudi Arabia changes at an
accelerated pace due to age factor. More than 40 % of the
total populations of the Kingdom are less than 14 years old
(according to the latest official statistics). While, in the
Eastern Province the number of children less than 14 years
old are more than 1,167,490 children which are around 39% of
the total population of the Province. This percentage is
constantly increasing due to the high increase in the birth
rates.

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